Help give a manufacturer of prosthetics and orthotics (artificial limbs) the space it needs to serve its quickly growing customer base. At the same time, give the company a memorable image so that patients can locate the facility more easily amidst the visual clutter of a busy urban strip. Solve the complex challenge of unifying two buildings from different periods with completely different architectural styles.
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As seamlessly as possible, join the existing 1960s style office building with an adjacent 1920s house and in-fill a stepped addition between the two. Combine elements from the office building with those of the brick house to create a unified whole, covering both with a synthetic stucco finish to further integrate the two. Finally, add a new addition to the back to serve as a manufacturing facility—incorporating the new, blended look of course. A tough assignment, but you wouldn't know it from the end result: It looks like it's been there all along.
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